Steve Kindel

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Steve Kindel
Personal information
Full name Steven Kindel
Date of birth February 25, 1977 (1977-02-25) (age 31)
Place of birth    Burnaby, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Vancouver Whitecaps
Number 8
Youth clubs
Simon Fraser Clan
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999
2000
2000-		 Vancouver 86ers
Mons
Richmond Kickers
Hampton Roads Mariners
Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps		 32 (4)
26 (5)
5 (0)
1 (0)
184 (27)   
National team2
1996-1997
1998-200
1998		 Canada U-20
Canada U-23
Canada		 9 (4)
10 (0)
4 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 2005.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12:14, 6 May 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Steven Kindel (born February 25, 1977 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professional soccer player who currently plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the First Division of the United Soccer Leagues.

Kindel was a former standout at Simon Fraser University, where he won the 1997 NAIA Pacific Northwest Conference Player of the Year. After CIS soccer he turned pro by signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1997 where he would play until 1998. After USL soccer he left for Europe where he had a brief stint with R.A.E.C. Mons of the Belgian Third Division A. The same year he made his debut with the Canada national soccer team, where in total he would earn 4 caps.

Kindel returned to the USL First Division first playing with the Richmond Kickers in 1999, then with the Hampton Roads Mariners in 2000. Midway through the season Kindel returned to Vancouver and re-signed with the club at the USL First Division roster freeze on August 1, 2000. In 2001 and 2002 he finished second in scoring and was named into the Second Team All A-League. the same two seasons he won the Vancouver Gerry Nakatsuka Midfielder of the Year award.

During the 2005 season he was converted into a left back by Bob Lilley. Where he logged 2, 381 minutes only second to Martin Nash. He was also awarded the first ever Jack MacDonald Unsung Hero award. In 2006 he helped the Whitecaps claim their first USL First Division Championship by beating the Rochester Rhinos 2-0.

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